I got one, cookies to anyone who gets the game reference.....

GD 66: The Ballad of Gay Tony

quote Zhan Dathka

GD 66: WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK WE ARE?!

Wow.



Anyway, 'Where did all the soldiers go' is the new Role Playing thing I'm working on, so here are some details.

The basic, basic premise is several soldiers were trained in the fields of 'beast slaying', or, 'hunting' of sorts. The best seven were put into a group called 'Seven Swans' and sent to a jungle island to find and eliminate a terrorist village hidden within. The island, however, was also home to ancient - and gigantic - beasts of varying types. So, they're training was to be enough to over take them, and still carry out their mission.

The Seven Swans did find the village, but no one was there. Not only that, after investigation of the small space it was apparent that they weren't terrorists at all. Not being too fond of their government, the Seven Swans decide to stay in this village since they know their location is unknown, and no one else is trained to find them.

The Role Play begins 22 days after they've lived there.

This takes place in a faux world with a generally primitive type of technology, while having an alternate version of weapon technology. In the initial thread, I'll give guidelines to what sort of training the military offered, and what kind of equipment they gave. (For example, someone has called the position of 'sniper'. Now, being a 'sniper' who's gonna need to take down thick skinned, massive beasts, you can imagine the sniper is not average in size.)


One of the most important parts:
This Role Play is about character. I'm not looking for six others to just play 'fillers' so I can enjoy my own side of the story (I.E. MIDNIGHT), I want people to bring a very important person to them to the table. In the beginning, there will be no other characters besides us Seven(7). I play the leader of the Seven Swans, so I'm looking for six great other main characters.

So yeah. If you're interested, send a PM. (I'm not gonna take that as 'Yeah I'll join' since that would be impossible so far, since the thread isn't up. But just let me know so that I know how many people I'm looking at.)

The main thread will include more info on the world itself, the village (lots on the village including the 'investigation report') and the beasts themselves.




Oh, and yeah, I'm back from New York and Miami for the next couple months. Until Friday, my time on the computer will be minimal, but I'll have time in the mornings. (like this.)

So the planets, like, aligned and stuff and I actually did something. Huzzah. Again, apologies for the delay people who I delayed.

Tiger thoroughly regrets not consulting his crystal ball to see when Amano would be epic again. He's happy he can at least bask in the epicness on the sidelines though

quote Chroma

quote Chroma

FORUM THINGS:

Sorry, I just completely forgot about those

Header competition: Seems unnecessary in my opinion but that doesn't mean it can't be a good thing, so as usual I'm indifferent but if it means anything the lack of interest seemed to be shown does say that if it'll take a lot of time and effort it might not be worth it.

RP OOCs: All for them, definitely. I must say though, it seems like it might just be simpler to have separate RP oocs instead of alphabetically formatted threads, unless if there's some mitigating circumstance that means you have to use as little threads as possible in which case fair enough. Deletion afterwards is always an option though.

quote Zhan Dathka

GD 66: WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK WE ARE?!

YES!! XD

Halloween was really fun, probably one of the best I've ever had. I went with my Anime club, but we ended up splitting up into two groups. I was happy with the group I went with, and we got a good stash of candy before heading over to the Sushi Restraunt we were supposed to meet at. The second group arrived late, due to their candy being stolen by 'ninjas'.

And that's why I love you best, Tggr.


But yes-- That's exactly the kind of feedback I was looking for. I agree that a header/footer contest would probably flounder around and draw out for a needlessly long amount of time. If there were any chance that others would be interested in it, though, it can always be done. It all depends on what the forumites want. (Though, as you pointed out, the overwhelming disinterest is probably proof enough of what their overall inclination is. )


As for the OOC specific threads, yeah, I suppose individual threads would be the least confusing in the end. (So long as it's made abundantly clear that those threads would be used for discussing the RP and the RP only. ) They wouldn't have to be deleted, as they could be used for mass planning. (it's always good to have your notes/plans in an area where you can easily reach them. :< ) Also it makes things easier for those who want to plan in a group and so on. The gallery would at least be getting some use, that is, if people actually take the initiative. <_< >_> I'll see what I can do, and hopefully people will warm up to the idea.

ANYWAY.

Business aside, the Basis interview is finally finished. It should be up in the stone-dead Newsreel thread soon enough. I just need to create some thematic bubble-wrap decorations first..... *cough* Anyway, since Chroma is unreliable, if anyone else has an idea of who/what should be interviewed next (Be it a member or an RP character) please do not hesitate to state your mind.


And yeah, PMs/RP entries. I don't have work tomorrow (unless they call me in like bastards. ;-; ) so I'll give you your fill at that point in time. >_>

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On a separate note: Okay. You're a person who doesn't like taking pills. The texture, the taste, whatever-- You just hate it. So you buy a pill crusher so that you can crush up your pills into powder in a totally not suspicious way. Then you slip them into a drink so that you don't have to worry about that nasty feeling of them sliding slowly down your throat anymore.

NEVER DO THIS.

It floored me. I've never tasted anything that bad before. Even the thought of drinking the soda I used makes me feel ill. ;-;

Well, that's a swing and a miss I guess. Damn this futuristic world where everybody and their mother uses prescribed meds. If I were a being of the past...... well, I probably would have been burned at the stake by now, BUT STILL. [/a very shallow person]


.... So on a subject that doesn't insinuate my future as one of those creepy guys who puts things into other people's drinks....




Have you ever had what you felt was a good idea, acted on it, then realized how bad an idea it was and or/had it backfire on you?

quote Amano Murokumo

quote Zhan Dathka

GD 66: WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK WE ARE?!

Wow.

Methinks someone hasn't yet watched the magnificence that is Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. For shame, Amano.



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Anyway. Lastly:




Hmmm. Indeed.

*Has no idea what the hell just happened.
Imminent sex might be involved.
Read at your own discomfort.*


Oh, but I Lmao'd at the fact that he went into so much needless and painful detail and then summed it up with a very plain "You are quite beautiful, princess." (Then he goes on to say his eyes are as hard as amethysts and something about sounding like rain, and I'm lost all over again. )


Anyway. Yeah. Take notes on what not to do, kids. (Or at least, how not to write pron. >_> )

GD66: We have nothing better to do either
GD66: Atak of teh mispeling vyrus
GD^^: I THINK MY SHIFT KEY IS BROKEN!
GD66: It beats doin' stuff

I've been in a quiet mood lately, so I haven't been saying much, but I suppose I must voice my opinion now. For anyone who felt or feels ignored, here's a hug: *hug*.

Here's another:

quote Chroma

Damn this futuristic world where everybody and their mother uses prescribed meds.

What world? While there are tons of people who take tons of those things, it is far from everybody. And even among those many who do, a lot of people do it for legitimate reasons.

quote Chroma

(So long as it's made abundantly clear that those threads would be used for discussing the RP and the RP only.

While I am not opposed to the idea of having discussion/planning threads, there are a thing or two I want to say. We currently look down upon OoC only posts, because we would rather like to see actual Role-Playing posts. Suddenly changing our minds may not come over well, and there are certainly pitfalls, for one, endless planning could make a Role-Play die even more easily than they already do. On the other hand, perhaps some Role-Plays would benefit from getting a good story this way. I'm inclined to think the first is more likely.

A second point is that it indeed needs to be watched so that it does not turn into a spamfest. And then there is the division of the community, since everyone will have their own little group of people who joined the same Role-Play to discuss with.

But I'm usually concerned more about the negative aspects than the positive, so thoughts and positives please.

Oshit

I'm on when everyone else is on.

And nowww, current vid I'm whoring on:



IT'S AMAZINGLY AWESOME.

This should be every vector artist's wet dream.

Check out Tomosuke's other songs. They're inspirational.

:3

On OoC threads: Eh. I don't think there are any REALLY HUGE MCBIG RPs aside from Eden that would be helped by such a thing. I mean, on Facebook, I have a message "thread" for everyone to plan and talk in, and it's been mostly spam as well xD Probably because the Create Inn isn't much of an interactive RP, but more of one where you do as you're supposed to: create.

But for an RP like Eden (or even one like Utopia or the Writing Well) where there's A LOT of interaction going on, an OoC would do more help than harm. A thread for it would certainly be easier and more helpful then shooting off a couple hundred PMs if your post contains a heck of a lot of interaction.

I'm probably just rambling now, but yeah. That's my opinion, of course.

(as for the forum stuff that Lei brought up again (I'm sorry I thought I had already answered ;_; ) but Tiger already laid out what I think)

quote Aulis Vaara

cuteness... overload... GAHH! *headsplode*

ow




only problem i can think of with ooc threads is them takeing up a large amount of space. we very well might run into a situaition in wich eavry RP's ooc tread is here on the first page, and the actual RP's have sunk to the 2nd or 3rd.

Hence, DT, why they'll be put in the Role-Play Gallery forum.

quote Aulis Vaara

quote Chroma

(So long as it's made abundantly clear that those threads would be used for discussing the RP and the RP only.

While I am not opposed to the idea of having discussion/planning threads, there are a thing or two I want to say. We currently look down upon OoC only posts, because we would rather like to see actual Role-Playing posts. Suddenly changing our minds may not come over well,

Where's the changing of minds? We don't like OOC only posts because they clog up RP threads but we understand they are useful, so it's not changing the forum's 'stance' on OOC posts. It's giving a solution that makes it so OOC posts stop clogging up RP threads but are still there for when people want them for planning and the like.

quote Aulis Vaara

A second point is that it indeed needs to be watched so that it does not turn into a spamfest. And then there is the division of the community, since everyone will have their own little group of people who joined the same Role-Play to discuss with.

The first is a problem for any thread, that's a part of what you and Lei are for If it does get out of hand though nothing's stopping you from retracting the idea or getting another mod specifically for the RPG and OOC threads.

And the second happens with people who join role-plays anyway. Since the OOC threads will be for RP discussion only it'll be exactly the same as it is now in the division respect.

quote Aulis Vaara

What world? While there are tons of people who take tons of those things, it is far from everybody. And even among those many who do, a lot of people do it for legitimate reasons

..... It was a jooooooke.

quote Aulis Vaara

A second point is that it indeed needs to be watched so that it does not turn into a spamfest

That's why we're here.

If we generally lay the smack down in both the GD and the RP threads, then there's no reason we won't be able to do so if folks start to get to spammy in any possible-OOC thread. It won't happen, simply because we wont let it.


The idea was/is basically: Separating the on-topic from the off-topic. Rather than monopolize the discussion here, or risk people not reading something, etc. etc. etc. Even for something like announcing you'll be gone for a week, and giving a few instructions on what to do with your characters while you're gone. So this particular discussion, for instance, would remain general-- people who have yet to start an RP could still come in and talk about it, trying to gather interest and so on. That's an undeniable use of the GD feature.

As for cliques, in this instance, that's basically the idea-- Considering it's a discussion for the ones who are participating in the Role Play. It doesn't encourage people to stay within their group since.... well, why would someone outside of an RP want to "join in and become friends and totally bffs" in a discussion on something they aren't a part of/know nothing about? >_>;

(Criticisms or critiques from a side-line party aside. But I don't think that "it inspires clique-ish behavior" is exactly accurate in this sort of instance.)

For MSN goers, yeah, it's possible to have a group to talk things over. But time zones and being online at the same time, as well as accidentally losing information or missing things in the fast-paced discussion kill the effectiveness. Sure, there are PMs, but the back and forth relay and the fact that a conversation can only really be carried on between two individuals at a time can be a down-right hassle. In a threads case, the info would be right there in the open, and the manner for back-and-forth discussion much easier than that of the PM system/MSN. It negates the issues of being online all at once and/or losing info in its circulation.



As for looking down on OOC posts, the point of this is to find a happy medium to the ones who generally rely on it as a means of communication/planning. The RP threads would remain clean and straight-forward (something we've always preached) and planning would go into a different thread. We would watch over it to make sure that the said OOCs are... well, nothing like "So how was your day." or otherwise irrelevant-to-the-subject posts that could instead be placed in the General Discussion.

If it's an issue of Mass/threads being bumped/chaotic disorder, we could close all OOC Threads that remain active after an RP has essentially died. (once they get things up and running, one is always willing to reopen their threads. Ask and thou shall receive, and so on. >_> ) I also don't think too much planning makes an RP bad or difficult to manage-- In my experience, it makes it awesome. (It's actually finding the motivation to enact those plans that's the problem. >_> )

Mainly, planning allows for you all to reach a like state of mind on what it is you want to do. Instead of arguing about it later, or having someone's posts intercept/completely mess up what it was you had planned, and so on-- It can cut back on a lot of the headaches that would come from not talking to anybody else and just doing whatever it is you want.

quote Dragon Tamer888

only problem i can think of with ooc threads is them takeing up a large amount of space. we very well might run into a situaition in wich eavry RP's ooc tread is here on the first page, and the actual RP's have sunk to the 2nd or 3rd.

The OOC discussions would be in the Gallery forum. Not on the main pages.


And the guidelines would be: Things that seriously need OOC discussion. (Though your mileage might vary as to what one might consider 'serious discussion.' If it's ridiculous and you're just abusing the feature, your OOC thread privileges can be revoked. )


Overall, giving it a trial run couldn't possibly hurt. If it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out.



Note: Ninja'd? D:



Eeerrr. Um. Anyway

quote Rust

On OoC threads: Eh. I don't think there are any REALLY HUGE MCBIG RPs aside from Eden that would be helped by such a thing. I mean, on Facebook, I have a message "thread" for everyone to plan and talk in, and it's been mostly spam as well xD Probably because the Create Inn isn't much of an interactive RP, but more of one where you do as you're supposed to: create.

But for an RP like Eden (or even one like Utopia or the Writing Well) where there's A LOT of interaction going on, an OoC would do more help than harm. A thread for it would certainly be easier and more helpful then shooting off a couple hundred PMs if your post contains a heck of a lot of interaction.

True enough. XD

the idea was brought on by a quite-necessary OOC discussion in another RP though. I figured that the participants would have an easier time if they could discuss things like where the plot is going without having to worry about a wild mod appearing and telling them to delete all their posts when their done.


Who knows. If we have a trial run and allow folks to create their threads, we might be pleasantly surprised.



Anyway. Input is good. Please continue to relay your reasons as to why/why not. Your opinions are what matter~



And now, I'm off to revive the newsreel thread with Basis goodness. Kthnxbai.

EVERYONE IN THE ROLEPLAY FORUMS ARE AMAZINGLY GOOD AT SHAMELESS ADVERTISING EXCEPT FOR RUST CAUSE RUST DOESN'T KNOW THE MEANING OF SHAMELESS ADVERTISING CAUSE ALL HE DOES IS ADVERTISE IN A NOT AT ALL SHAMELESS MANNER OF ADVERTISING

Redundancy School of Redundancy

Why is the interview the only thing up?

I was wondering if Chronicles had any fans nutty enough to send in fan-mail...

And thinking that there weren't. I mean, seriously, have you seen how much we godmode?